Birthday Honours 2009
Deian Rhys Hopkin
Knight Bachelor
Vice-Chancellor • London South Bank University
Organisation: London South Bank University
“For services to Higher Education and to Skills.”
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Birthday Honours 2009- Role at the time
- Vice-Chancellor, London South Bank University
“For services to Higher Education and to Skills.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 20 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Vice-Chancellor, London South Bank University.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2009
Andrew John Cash
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“For services to Healthcare.”
Andrew Motion
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“For services to Literature.”
Charles Duncan Rice
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
Aberdeen
“For services to Higher Education.”
Christopher Bruce Ricks of Poetry
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Scholarship.”
Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
David Charles Baulcombe
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“For services to Plant Science.”
David Chetwode Samworth
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
Cheshire
“For charitable services.”
David Forbes Hendry of Economics
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Social Science.”
Geoffrey Robert Rowland
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to the Crown and the community in Guernsey.”
Henry Neville Lindley Keswick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to British business interests overseas and charitable activities in the UK.”
Ian Brownlie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to public international law.”
John Garry Hawkes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Business and to Vocational Training.”
Nicholas Alexander Faldo
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Golf.”
Paul Joseph Patrick Grant
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to local and national Education.”
Paul Martin Ennals
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Peter Rogers
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Local Government.”
William Arnot Wakeham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Chemical Engineering and to Higher Education.”
William George Hastings
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to the Tourism Industry and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
William Ian Ridley Johnston
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to the Police.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers this round — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 2009.
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